Chester Morris
Acting
- Born:
- 1901-02-16
- Died:
- 1970-09-11
- Place of birth:
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Chester Morris (born John Chester Brooks Morris; February 16, 1901 – September 11, 1970) was an American stage, film, television, and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and was nominated for an Academy Award. Chester Morris is best remembered today for portraying Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-detective, in the modestly budgeted Boston Blackie film series of the 1940s.
Known For
Filmography
Complicated Women
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
The Great White Hope
Cimarron Strip
The Big Parade of Comedy
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Espionage
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Ben Casey
Dr. Kildare
A String of Beads
Route 66
Checkmate
Diagnosis: Unknown
The Computer Comes to Marketing
Play of the Week
Rawhide
Pursuit
Naked City
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Child of Trouble
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The She-Creature
Unchained
Gang Busters
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Red Skelton Show
Tales of Tomorrow
Lux Video Theatre
Cameo Theatre
Robert Montgomery Presents
Lights Out
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Suspense
Studio One
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Blind Spot
Boston Blackie and the Law
The Phantom Thief
Miss Susie Slagle's
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
One Way to Love
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Rough, Tough and Ready
Double Exposure
One Mysterious Night
Secret Command
Gambler's Choice
The Chance of a Lifetime
Tornado
High Explosive
Aerial Gunner
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Wrecking Crew
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
I Live on Danger
Alias Boston Blackie
Canal Zone
Confessions of Boston Blackie
No Hands on the Clock
Meet Boston Blackie
Girl from God's Country
Wagons Westward
The Marines Fly High
Thunder Afloat
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
Five Came Back
From the Ends of the Earth
Blind Alley
Pacific Liner
Smashing the Rackets
Sky Giant
Law of the Underworld
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Flight from Glory
I Promise to Pay
Devil's Playground
They Met in a Taxi
Counterfeit
Frankie and Johnnie
Moonlight Murder
Three Godfathers
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Pursuit
Public Hero Number 1
Princess O'Hara
I've Been Around
Society Doctor
The Gay Bride
The Hollywood Gad-About
Gift of Gab
Embarrassing Moments
Let's Talk It Over
King for a Night
Golden Harvest
Tomorrow at Seven
Infernal Machine
Blondie Johnson
Breach of Promise
Red-Headed Woman
Sinners in the Sun
The Miracle Man
Cock of the Air
Corsair
The Bat Whispers
The Big House
The Divorcee
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
She Couldn't Say No
Playing Around
Second Choice
The Show of Shows
Woman Trap
Fast Life
Alibi